Areas of Research

COMSPEC® (Computer Specifications), was the first of a family of interrelated computer aids for the construction industry, and was developed as two things: (1) a new computer language keyed to construction industry terminology, and (2) a nationally available computer-based specification development program for design professionals and others in the construction industry. It was an impressive advance in specification processing at that time (1970). More important, COMSPEC® introduced computer usage concepts and procedures that are the basis for many of the CSRF programs being developed today.